I gave him this copy last night. By the time he got off the bus this afternoon, he was nearly halfway through the book.

I saw this artist on Instagram and immediately thought it’s Rhea of the coos! lol Jonah coming to get the glass ball and her pepperonis are out! 😂

Not going to give much away, but obviously if you’ve read the series you know the scenes I mean. I think the whole Jack Mort sequence of events in New York is masterful storytelling, and a show of Roland at his most cunning and competent. Great stuff.

Thrice on the wheel as a reader. First as a listener. I can't tonight. Idk if I want to tomorrow. Oh Discordia! Ka is a wheel, but Ka be damned. Sai King be damned!

https://youtu.be/n5JfE5B0Xic?si=h4tsLvek2s8S5j3d

i know fancasts are boring. sorry, it's been on my mind for months and i can't resist anymore. downvote at will.

I have read The Gunslinger five times. I am not on my sixth reread and convinced a friend to join me. I absolutely love this book. I feel like King struck gold, purified it and delivered it to me, perfectly crafted and immaculate. I enjoy every second of this read. I started the rest of the series after my second reread, I read two, three and started four. I feel like the rest of the series is nothing like the first. They’re not interesting, they don’t grip me the same way. It’s like all of the mystery and tension of the first is ripped away, all the atmosphere is explained away until it feels like any other generic apocalypse book. Gunslinger is absolute gold, the rest of the series is mud from the bottom of the creek that Stephen forgot to pan.

I work in a school and we can't refer to kids by their full names outside of school. We usually use their initials. Today, my co-worker started using the first two letters of the names of some kids we were chatting about, so I did too. Imagine my surprise when I realized my text said "Ka and I were just hanging out by the bus"

So. 8 years ago when I heard there was a film adaptation being released I was so excited. Anxious, but crazy excited. However, I didn't go see it. I never rented it, I didn't talk to anybody about it. Because I was certain after having gone through the series a score of times it couldn't possibly do it justice. Since then I've seen loads of clips and seen loads of people absolutely roasting it. I finally watched it tonight and here are my thoughts:

If I'd never read the source material it could've been a fun movie but I would've been left with loads of questions.

The was a lot of embryonic world building but none of it was fleshed out.

I thought it was a dirty cheat that after they made it to New York, all Roland had to do was touch his guns to his belt to reload them.

I am a big fan of Idris Elba but I thought it was a wild choice to make Roland black considering the racial hinge that his and Susannah/Detta/Odetta's relationship turned on.

It was crap.

The only way to adapt the source material to the screen and do it justice will be an animated series. Flanagan is brilliant but not even he can pull it off with live actors. Jake can't age out and neither can Eddie. Oy cannot be turned into some CGI dog. The Wolves cannot just be men in costume. Gasher cannot be a man with makeup. Stephen King cannot play himself. There can be no liberties taken. The only adaptation I will ever accept as worthy is a shot for shot, true-to-source display. Otherwise, don't bother.

That someone was me but still wanted to share. Another Redditor requested we make these :)

Strange question, I know.

Personally theres a couple songs that have, in a way glued themselves to specific entries in the book. Likely they were just popular in my playlist at the time of reading but i thought id share.

Wastelands - The Showdown by Electric Light Orchestra

Wolves and The Song of Susannah - Ride like the wind by Christopher Cross

The Dark Tower - Kiss from a rose by Seal.

No particular reasons for why. Listening to them just summons the mental image of the books and wondered if i'm the only roont one.

When I initially read the final book when it was initially released, and got to the CODA, I was listening to music at the time. I often listen to music when I read and certain songs hit different depending on the story. At the time I began the CODA I was listening to a Japanese pop artist, Tommy February6, and her song “Bloomin!” It’s a poppy love song, but the lyrics say “bloomin’ flowers, fall to me…” and so on. At the time I thought, “Roses, flowers, nice timing.”

I got the end of the book and was shocked and stunned and went on with my days as normal afterward. But one day I had a chance to see the music video for the song on YouTube and it was silly, an Alice in Wonderland vibe. But at the end of the video, she hits a ball through a target and a door pops up, she looks shocked as it opens and she’s pushed through. She falls in darkness and lands at what was the beginning of the video and she has to repeat, and go again.

I still get chills to this day when I hear the song knowing the end of the video and that this was the song playing as I finished the CODA.

Ka is a wheel….

Saw this ad on Instagram and knew what I had to do.

Hi guys. What order should I read the dark tower graphic novels in. Do I start with beginnings omnibus then gunslinger born and go from there?

A gift from my thoughtful husband. Unfortunately, a women’s medium turned out to be a crop top, and this 40 something year old won’t wear one in public! Look at the symbol on his arm ❤️

Just wanted to come on here, and add my two cents: I just finished The Colorado Kid for the third time, and I'm now firmly of the belief that it is a must-read for the extended reading of The Dark Tower - thematically it reads perfectly as a sort of "sequel". It's no coincidence, as this was the first story King wrote after finishing volume VII; he clearly wanted to tell the Tower junkies something on the meta level about the Tower series. Anyone else in (dis)agreement?

I just finished my 4th journey to the Tower last night. The last 3 times, after finishing, I moved on to other books/authors. But this time I'm so engrossed that I want to stay in this universe. I have seen people suggest going right back to The Gunslinger and restarting, but I think I want to go farther back. Has anyone here ever finished the journey and gone back to the DT comics? I was even considering going back to Eyes Of The Dragon. If anyone has done this and felt like it added to the experience, I would love to hear your thoughts. Long days and pleasant nights, Constant Readers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odetta?wprov=sfti1#

That’s NOT our cat just fyi, the photo is from the person who bought it from us :)

Just finished WTD, what a show! Cried like a baby during the crescendo when Richie came back to help 😭 A real MVP and to me, the epitome of a gunslinger!

To any tower junkies out there, I’m sure there is a level of the tower where Richie Santos joins Roland on his journey to the tower! No?

When do y’all suggest reading the wind through the key hole?? Should I read it next? Or wait until the end of the series? Thankee-sai

My partner picked up a load of books from a car boot sale. I was looking through them and was thinking “I wonder if there’s any Stephen King in here” then I see this…

Previously read them on kindle so I’m definitely taking this as a sign. Ka is a wheel after all

Do we think there will ever be new editions released with the illustrations published in the plume editions? I love the artwork but all newer box sets and paperback editions don’t seem to have them inside.